Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1977 Triumph T160V
Late model 5 speed Trident
Estimate
£4, 000 - £5, 000
Registration No: HMN 160P
Frame No: GK04947
MOT: Exempt
The last version of the classic Trident
Fitted with a twin disc front brake
Manx registered but still on DVLA
Triumph is one of the most iconic and revered names in the history of motorcycling. Established in Coventry in 1885, by the start of the 1900s the company had made its first motorcycle beginning a continuous run of production under various ownership until its eventual closure in 1983. In 1937 the Edward Turner designed Speed Twin was released, thus launching a range of Triumph twins that went on to epitomize British motorcycles in the post-war years. The 3 cylinder 750cc Trident was essentially one and a half 500cc twins and proved to be the last success story for the company, with the bike going on to dominate the early years of the Formula 750 race series. The last development of the Triumph 3 cylinder range was the ’75 T160 with its forward canted cylinders like those of the BSA Rocket 3, allowing room for an electric starter to be fitted. The bike was totally restyled but unfortunately it all proved too late and the cash-strapped Meriden Co-op was never able to produce enough of them to make any real difference. Against a backdrop of political and industrial turmoil the factory closed soon after.
This T160V appears to have had 2 owners in Northern Ireland before it was purchased in 2016 by the vendor who lives on the IOM. He had it re-registered there on HMN160P, although it still appears on the DVLA and HPI databases on its original UK number of ODY444R. It is presented in essentially original trim with just a few sensible modifications to make it easier to use. The front brakes are now twin disc, the electrics have been uprated, a Les Williams oil pressure gauge fitted, wheel rims are now alloy, a lifting handle added and the silencers have been replaced with the more stylish 'Ray Gun' ones. It comes supplied with parts and maintenance manuals, an owners handbook and some old tax disc and MOTs.
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